Speaking with Fox moderator Megyn Kelly shortly after the
debate ended, Krauthammer said the former Florida governor turned
in a strong performance — possibly the best of the night out of
all the candidates on stage.

"I thought it was, interestingly, the best night that Jeb had in
all of the debates," Krauthammer said. "And I might even say I
think he might have had the best night of the group in this
debate."

"He was very strong. He had one moment where he kind of flipped
back to Marco Rubio on the question of immigration," he said.

Krauthammer was referring to a back-and-forth between Bush and
Rubio on supporting a path to citizenship on for immigrants
living in the country illegally.

Rubio said that Bush used to support a path to citizenship — to
which Bush said, "So did you."

Bush then continued: "I think it's important for people in
elected office to try to force consensus to solve problems.
There's never going to be a perfect bill. ... You shouldn't cut
and run. You should stick with it. ... He cut and run."

He was referring to the 2013 immigration bill that Rubio
co-sponsored.

"What I found ironic here is it was kind of a reversal of that
moment in one of the earlier debates when there was a tangle
between Rubio and Bush and Rubio turned it very strongly against
Bush," Krauthammer said. "So I thought this was one debate where
Bush did very well."